Reupholstering a Chair. Our French-Canadian Chair Makeover.

Reupholstering a chair makeover…

My husband’s family hails from the U.P….that’s upper peninsula of Michigan. And much of his family roots are French-Canadian. I, myself am a mutt. I’m kinda from nowhere, and everywhere, but since I married into a family with a very French-sounding name, I claim I am French…because everyone knows French is fancy. And I like fancy.

For instance…

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And it just so happens that I had purchased a TON of this already when I found out that Sarah had used it, so of course, I feel that we have a certain connection. Yes, I do understand the definition of “delusional”. Moving on…

 

I decided to reupholster a chair, our French chairs, with my Canadian-approved fabric. It did not seem to me initially that this would be a huge endeavor. I was trés wrong. I’ve never seen as many upholstery staples on a piece of furniture as these suckers had.

 

It took h.o.u.r.s. just to remove the staples. If you are going to attempt a similar mission impossible, er, endeavor, I HIGHLY recommend this tool. And this one as well.

You can thank me later (much later, because it still will take FOREVER to get out those blasted staples). In the end, I *think* it was worth the effort, eh? Introducing our French-Canadian chairs…

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I decided to use a drop cloth for the seat and box pleat skirt. I had little budget for this project, so a $10 drop cloth seemed right up my alley.

 

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And I think the results look fairly magnifique.

 

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I piped the floral fabric and used that to trim the skirt to add another hint of that fabric into the mix.

 

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Flirty, feminine & far from perfect…

 

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just what I was hoping for.

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Another project done…

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To celebrate, I’m going to go invite my friend Sarah over to lounge on these chairs while we enjoy perhaps a nice French croissant with a side of, I don’t know…Canadian bacon?

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